Heritage Highlights

Written by in the Heritage Highlights category and the Fall 1984 issue Topics in this article:
Heritage Highlights is a list of forthcoming exhibits, events and programs at PHMC sites and other statewide historical organizations.

Bushy Run Battlefield, Jeanette

  • Nature Programs (10 A.M.), September 15, October 20, November 10, 1984
  • Exhibit: Student Art & Essay (12 to 5 P.M.), September 30, 1984
  • Craft Classes: Basket Making, Quilting & Tole Painting, October 6, 13, 17, 20, 1984

Conrad Weiser Homestead, Womelsdorf

  • Music Along the Tulpehocken (1 to 3 P.M.), September 9, 1984

Daniel Boone Homestead, Birdsboro

  • Rifle Shoot (10 A.M. to 4 P.M.), September 9, 1984
  • Silent Flyers Competitions, September 9, 15-16, October 21, 1984

Eckley Miners’ Village, Weatherly

  • Lecture: Trains of the Anthracite Region (2:30 P.M.), September 23, 1984
  • Commemorative Service: Re-creation and Explanation of 19th Century Latin Mass, October 14, 1984
  • Lecture: Christmas Decoration in the 19th Century, November 4, 1984

Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata

  • Apple Dumpling Festival (11 A.M.), October 6, 1984
  • Christmas at the Cloister (6:30, 7:45 & 9 P.M.), December 10-11, 1984

Graeme Park, Horsham

  • Scottish Heritage Day (12 to 5 P.M.), October 21, 1984
  • Ghost Stories Told by Candlelight (7 & 9 P.M.), October 26-27, 1984
  • Candlelight Preview: Holiday Floral & Craft Show (7 to 9 P.M.), November 30, 1984

Joseph Priestley House, Northumberland

  • Exhibit: Antique Autos (1 to 4 P.M.), September 16, 1984
  • Concert: American Legion Band (7:30 P.M.), September 20, 1984
  • Concert: 18th Century Music (2 P.M.), November 4, 1984

Old Economy Village, Ambridge

  • Fall Food Festival: Erntefest (11 A.M. to 5 P.M.), September 22, 1984

Pennsbury Manor, Morrisville

  • English Town Market Fair (10 A.M. to 5 P.M.), September 15-16, 1984
  • Forum: Historic Preservation for the Homeowner, September 28-29, 1984
  • Courier Times Classic Race (10 to 12 A.M.), October 7, 1984
  • William Penn Heritage Day, October 21, 1984

Scranton Iron Furnaces, Scranton

  • Associates Program: Commemoration for “Adding Fuel to Fire” Exhibit, September 26, 1984
  • Photography Exhibit: George Harvan on Lansford Coal Miners, September 26-November 15, 1984

Washington Crossing Historic Park, Washington Crossing

  • Harvest Day: Colonial Crafts & Cooking Demonstrations (10 A.M. to 4 P.M.), September 23, 1984
  • Penn’s Woods Tree Dedication (11 A.M.), October 13, 1984
  • Annual Exhibit & Sale: Handweavers of Bucks County (9:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.), November 16-18, 1984
  • Christmas House Tour & Country Craft Boutique (10 A.M. to 4 P.M.), November 16-18, 1984

The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg

  • Exhibit: “With a Tactile Vision”, Thru January 1985
  • Exhibit: “The Great Baby Show: Themes in American Political Artifacts”, September 1984-March 1985
  • Slide Presentation: Gear for the Great Outdoors (2:30 P.M.), September 30, 1984
  • Exhibit: “The Sports Figure”, November 17, 1984-October 13, 1985